Aug 07, 2017

Diana tapes: Papers overcome their concerns

Channel 4’s plans to screen recordings of Princess Diana drew fierce criticism from some quarters of the UK media. The Sun, Daily Express and Daily Mail, for example, rallied behind accusations that Channel 4 had paid "grubby blood money" to obtain the tapes which represented a "shameful betrayal" and would be "incredibly hurtful for her family".

So what did these newspapers do with the details disclosed in the tapes? Did they turn their backs and ignore them out of respect for Diana and her family? Of course they didn’t.